Which DDR3 2133 OC memory to purchase?

[DoctaCarta]

I plan on OC'in my CPU soon as I just finished with my GTX 970. My CPU is a FX-8320 and my board is a ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0. The board says it can handle up to 2133.

I came across this memory. Any thoughts? Best bang for the buck? I want a DC 2x8gb kit.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231571


Thanks!

 

[Entomber]

if you're strictly talking about value, you won't see an appreciable performance difference between DDR-1600 and DDR-2133, so just get the cheapest 16GB kit you can find (I know there's DDR-1600 16GB kits for around $110 or less)

 

[faalin]

Mushkin and G.skill are my #1 go to ram, which I was going to recommend the kit that I have. But you found them in G.skill, AMD's love the higher MHz so the 2133Mhz CL9 will do you very well.

 

[neieus]

Just like Entomber said you're not going to see a noticeable difference. The only reason you'd want to get the higher speed memory is if you're planning to overclock your bus speed along with your cpu multiplier. Just about everyone will advise you to stick with the multiplier since it's easier and won't increase the risk of instability since overclocking the bus speeds everything up. I personally use a combination of both so to each their own

 

[DoctaCarta]

Just like Entomber said you're not going to see a noticeable difference. The only reason you'd want to get the higher speed memory is if you're planning to overclock your bus speed along with your cpu multiplier. Just about everyone will advise you to stick with the multiplier since it's easier and won't increase the risk of instability since overclocking the bus speeds everything up. I personally use a combination of both so to each their own

You have the same CPU as me. What are the details behind your CPU OC?

Thanks!

 

[neieus]

Keep in mind that each CPU/mobo/memory is different but I'm running my system at 18.5x227 with a very minor voltage increase.

I advise you follow this as a guide.

http://www.overclock.net/t/1348623/amd-bulldozer-and-piledriver-overclocking-guide-asus-motherboard